Dangerous Drugs (Forfeiture of Property) Act 1988 · s 39

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39.
Evidence of agent provocateur admissible
(1)   Notwithstanding any rule of law, or the provisions of this Act, or any other written law, whether enacted before or after the commencement of this Act, to the contrary, no agent provocateur shall be presumed to be unworthy of credit by reason only of his having attempted to commit, or attempted to  abet or abetted the commission of, or having been engaged in a criminal conspiracy to commit, an offence by any person under this Act or under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 or under any corresponding foreign law  if  the  attempt  to commit  or  abet,  or  the  abetment,  or  the criminal conspiracy was for the sole purpose of securing evidence against such person in relation to  any offence under this Act, or in relation to any proceedings under Part III.
(2) Notwithstanding any rule of law, or the provisions of this Act, or any other written law, whether enacted before or after the commencement of this  Act, to the contrary, and notwithstanding that the agent provocateur is a police officer of whatever rank, any statement, whether oral or in writing made to an agent provocateur by any person, including any person who subsequently is charged with an offence under this Act, or proceeded against under Part III,  shall  be  admissible  in evidence  and  given  due  weight  and consideration at any trial for an offence under this Act, or in any proceeding under Part
III,  whether the trial is of the person who made the statement, or of any other  person, or the proceeding is against the person who made the statement or  any other person.

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s 39Evidence of agent provocateur admissible

(1)

Notwithstanding any rule of law, or the provisions of this Act, or any other written law, whether enacted before or after the commencement of this Act, to the contrary, no agent provocateur shall be presumed to be unworthy of credit by reason only of his having attempted to commit, or attempted to abet or abetted the commission of, or having been engaged in a criminal conspiracy to commit, an offence by any person under this Act or under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 or under any corresponding foreign law if the attempt to commit or abet, or the abetment, or the criminal conspiracy was for the sole purpose of securing evidence against such person in relation to any offence under this Act, or in relation to any proceedings under Part III.

(2)

Notwithstanding any rule of law, or the provisions of this Act, or any other written law, whether enacted before or after the commencement of this Act, to the contrary, and notwithstanding that the agent provocateur is a police officer of whatever rank, any statement, whether oral or in writing made to an agent provocateur by any person, including any person who subsequently is charged with an offence under this Act, or proceeded against under Part III, shall be admissible in evidence and given due weight and consideration at any trial for an offence under this Act, or in any proceeding under Part

III, whether the trial is of the person who made the statement, or of any other person, or the proceeding is against the person who made the statement or any other person.